Christmas Tag

Hello! I am sharing a tag that I made for some challenges using Gina K Design stamps from Northwoods (trees) and Peace and Joy(sentiment) sets and Memento inks. Added Liquid Pearls Drops and Frosty Lace Stickles for snow and Plaid Ribbon. Cut tag with Nesties Scallop Square die.

Stamped the back with To: and From:.

Challenges:

Tag You're It Challenge: Tag #62 featuring Laurie Willison.  Was inspired by the shape of her tag and the layout.  Also used the theme of Merry Christmas with Trees.

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge: SOS #282 Tag, You're It

Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday Challenge STV16MON50 Tag It

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Shades of Green

 Hello!  I started off to make a green card and that is what I got....all green. Not another color in sight!
I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday for my design since it had circles as also in the photo inspiration from Sparkle & Shine Challenge.  I was going to break up the color with a bit of white but I ended using 4 shades of Green Card Stock, Memento Bamboo Leaves and Pear Tart inks, and green sequins.  The Heart was cut from a Foil Shamrock Confetti and added in with the sequins.
Other Supplies: Power Poppy Sassy Succulents stamp set, Cuttlebug EF Tiny Bubbles, Nesties Circle Dies, Sukara Clear Star Pen, and foam dots.

Challenges:
Sparkle & Shine Challenge: Green
See graphic on right
Sketch Saturday: #379 by Alex shown on left
Simon Monday Challenge:
Use a Stamp





Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

White with Black

Hello! This card was made for the sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning and for the Designer's Choice Challenge to use White + One Color at The House that Stamps built.  I stamped Repeat Impressions Spring Blossoms stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on White CS and cut with Nesties Rectangle die. I attached this to  a frame cut with Scallop Rectangle die.  I used a Digital paper that I printed from my files for the background and a black card base. Finished with Black Ribbon with white stitches and added a Dragonfly brad.


Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: #308 shown on right.
The House That Stamps Built: DCC78 White Plus One Color
Allsorts Challenge: Week  318-How does your garden grow?


Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Gift Tags

Hello! I have been away from my blog the last few days.  The holidays seemed to have arrived so quickly this year....tonight begins Hanukkah with a dinner of Prime Rib and Potato Latkes or maybe Potato Kugel.   I have not wrapped one gift as yet so I must get busy.

I made these gift tags a few days ago for the challenge at The House That Stamps Built using Repeat Impressions Pine Forest stamp with Memento ink and a combo of white CS and Green Pattern Paper.
Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: Designers Choice Challenge 123-Anything but a card.
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Urgently needed Christmas creations.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

You Are a Star on Your Birthday

 Hello!  Today I have a card made for the challenge at Poppy Sketches to use pops of Raspberry, Blueberry and Granite.   I used a base card of White that I embossed with Cuttlebug EF Stars but to be different I adhered the dark CS cut 4.25" x 5.5" to the inside of the card base so I had an edge of Granite when the card is closed. The dark CS looks more black but is really a dark gray color.   I added a strip of Chevron Pattern scrap with a Raspberry flower cut with Nesties Blossom dies and navy brads. The word Happy was cut with a Cheery Lynn die from Blue CS scrap.  Inside I continued with the word Birthday cut in Raspberry with  a Marianne die and added a white star cut with a Sizzix die and stamped with "You are a Star", a Flourishes stamp using Memento Blue Danube ink.

Challenges:
Poppy Sketches: #17 Sketch with colors shown below.  Sorry this is their last challenge.
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says We're Seeing Stars.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Deep Blue Sea

Hello!  This card is for the Mix It Up Monday Challenge - Over the Deep Blue Sea at Stamp TV.  Tricia has asked us to make a Water Themed Card.   We can use nautical images, rain, snow... ANYTHING that has water!  Since I do not have many Nautical Theme Stamps from GKD (note to self....buy some GKD nautical stamps), I had to stretch my resources for this card.  I selected a verse from Melanie's Gifts from the Sea set and seashells from her A Year of Borders and combined them with a water looking Pattern from GKD Poolside paper pad to create this water themed design.  Other supplies used were: GKD Soft Sand CS, Metallic Copper CS, Versamark, Copper EP, SU Blue ink, and Nesties Label 4 Dies.  The embossed verse was recessed under the copper frame.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Another Black, Silver, and Gold Creation

Some cards just do not come together without a lot of trial and error.  Such was this card for Merry Monday Christmas Challenge that I combined with the Sketch N Stash challenge and the Cheery Lynn Design Challenge to use Doilies.  Maybe that was just too much to combine but I think I did it.  I kept changing papers and embellishments and even the dies.  This was my finished project using some old black flocked pattern paper from DCWV to which I added some silver and gold embossing to add some more shine.  I am not going through all the steps in making this card as I think you can see in the photo.

Other challenges to enter:
Papertake Weekly Challenge: To die for-use die cut

Supplies:
Die: Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily Die , Circle dies
Stamp: GKD verse from First Christmas
Ink: Versamark
EP: Ranger Gold , Zing Silver
Papers: Black CS, Silver Paper, Gold Metallic, DCWV La Crème   Mat Stack
Punch: Martha Stewart Scallop Loop Border

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

New Succulent Stamps

Hello!  I have been playing with some new Power Poppy stamps and thought I'd enter one of my cards  for the Power Peep of the Week. Each Friday the Bloom Brigade will pick their faves and  highlight them, not only on the Power Poppy Blog HERE but on their Pinterest Power Poppy Peeps Customer Creations .
I stamped the selected  images from Sassy Succulents on white CS with Memento Espresso Truffle ink and colored with Copics.  I cut the images and assembled the card following a sketch from Sketch n Stash challenge. I used an Olive Green cardstock base and "cork" looking pattern paper for the background.  Love the natural look of the pattern paper with the nature theme. Finished with a sentiment from the same stamp set.

Challenges:
Power Poppy: Peep of the Week-share a new Power Poppy creation.
Sketch n Stash: Challenge #142 See sketch on left. Use newest or neglected stash. I used new stamps.
Simon Wednesday:  Challenge is You Gotta Have Friends
Speedy Fox and Friends: Theme is Flowerpots

Supplies:
Stamps: Power Poppy Sassy Succulents
Ink: Memento Espresso Truffle and Rhubarb Stalk
Copics: YG03,63,67, R24,E07,35,97, YR12, V12,15
Papers: Textured Green CS and White from Stash, Pattern Papers Fancy Pants Wonderful Day pad
Dies: Nesties Square, Oval, Scallop Oval, Label 4

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

You Are On My Mind

Today, I am playing with the sketch from the Less Is More challenge.  I thought of a lot of options but ended up cutting a ring of Patterned Paper from Webster's Pages Parkdrive  using Nesties circle dies.  I attached this to a square card base of White cardstock. I seldom make square cards because of extra postage needed to mail but ....but it needed to be square for my design. I stamped 2 Azaleas on coral cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored leaves and flowers with pencils and used glaze pen to add highlights to flowers. I fussy cut the Azaleas, attached to the card, and stamped sentiment with Memento Pear Tart ink.  The Azalea Stamp set that I used  is from  a new company Power Poppy created by Marcella Hawley.

Challenges:
Less Is More: Sketch shown above
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Keep it clean and simple.

No Copics used in the making of this card.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Sweet Tulips

My card today is for the sketch challenge at The House That Stamps Built using stamps from Repeat Impressions. I made the background by stamping Hero Arts Floating Flowers background stamp with Distress Ink Crushed Olive on a yellow cardstock which gave a mottled look. Thanks to Shirley R. for this stamp...it was part of a great blog candy that I received from her last week.  I stamped the Tulip Bouquet on white with Memento Espresso Truffle ink and colored with Copics Y02,06,18,YG63,G99, B00,21. Added some touches with glaze pens to flower centers. Layered the image on to Yellow Scallop Oval and Green Oval, both cut with Nesties Dies, the stamped background and finally a White Card Base. Completed the card with sentiment stamped with Memento Olive Green ink on to label cut with Spellbinders Fancy Labels die. Added yellow dew drops to finish.  Like the look of this card.
Challenges:
Repeat Impressions Sketch #A1614: Sketch shown above
613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin' Challenge: No Designer Paper- #2 Entry

First tulips bloomed yesterday:

What is blooming in your garden?
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Using Those Many Scraps

As I mentioned yesterday,  I am trying to use some of the many scraps and supplies that I have accumulated in my studio.  Yesterday I saw a tutorial on Operation Write Home about making a Dimensional Ruffle card and thought this would use a lot of those pattern paper scraps from 6x6 paper pads and be a fun way to use up a lot of those 6" Strips as well as some of my button stash.
I used Martha Stewart scallop dot border punch, scraps from MME, ivory card base and coral cardstock, ribbon and buttons from stash.  I have about one hundred of the pearl buttons and colored some to match my card. Tip:  I used one length of twine and looped all the buttons together which made it easy to arrange and attach to the card using Matte Accents.  The sentiment is from Poppy Power Azaleas stamp set in Memento Peanut Brittle ink on a circle of ivory cardstock  and matted on another scrap.

Challenges that I found to enter:
Craft Your Passion: Pretty pastels
Craft Catz Weekly: B is for.....used buttons and borders.
Party Time Tuesdays: Anything GoesI enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa